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Sanction pension to freedom fighter: HC
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
|December 25, 2024
THE Orissa High Court on Monday directed the state government to grant pension under Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme -1980 to a 100-year-old freedom fighter of Mayurbhanj from the date of his application.
Chakradhar Pradhan had applied for grant of the pension in 1988 claiming to have participated in the freedom movement of the country and remained underground from September 1, 1942 to October 5, 1943. He also stated to have faced imprisonment in Baripada Central Jail for seven days during 1941-42 as a political prisoner.
This story is from the December 25, 2024 edition of The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar.
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